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Grammarly acquires Coda
We’re excited to announce that Grammarly is acquiring Coda. Here’s a look at Coda’s next chapter.
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How we built Townie – an app that generates fullstack apps
Like Claude Artifacts, but with a backend and database
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Ares Industries – Building low-cost cruise missiles
We're building a $3M missile for $300k.
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YC is doing a first ever Fall batch – applications due by 8/27
In response to overwhelming demand, we are running a YC batch this fall. Applications are now open.
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One-man SaaS, 9 Years In
Healthchecks.io launched in July 2015, which means this year we turn 9. Time flies! Previous status updates: In 2018, My One-person SaaS Side Project Celebrates its Third Birthday In 2021, Healthchecks Turns 6, Status Update Money Healthchecks.io currently has 652 paying customers, and the monthly recurring revenue is…
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My weekend project turned into a 3 year journey
I'm creating an app that started as a simple note-taking tool but has now grown into a full-fledged project way beyond what I could have imagined. Let me tell…
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VCs aren’t your friends
As founder-friendly as VCs claim to be, they remain investment professionals. Many first-time founders are oblivious to this nuance, and are in for a rude awakening when they start their raise.
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A fourteen-day free trial ain’t gonna cut it
Ramblings about common free trial lengths and time-to-convert.
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A framework to help B2B founders find product-market fit
PMF Method from First Round is a free, intensive experience designed to help exceptional B2B founders increase their odds of finding extreme product-market fit. Read about the four levels of PMF in this preview of PMF Method content.
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The Arc Product-Market Fit Framework
Arc is our company-building immersion for pre-seed and seed stage companies. This framework outlines three distinct archetypes of PMF which help you understand your product’s place in the market and determine how your company operates.
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Proton and Standard Notes are joining forces
Proton and the end-to-end encrypted note-taking app Standard Notes are joining forces. We’ve long been admirers and are excited to welcome Mo and his team.
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Beeper acquired by Automattic
Beeper has been acquired! The team has joined Automattic and will continue to build Beeper.
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DataStax just bought our startup Langflow
The past few weeks have been nuts, and we’ve been itching to share some huge news with you all… 🥁 Langflow is joining DataStax!
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Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston – Apr 20th
Join us for Startup School East on April 20.
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The Reddits
"I met the Reddits before we even started Y Combinator. In fact they were one of the reasons we started it," writes PG.
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New Beeper Android app – Open beta test
It’s the day all you Beeper Android fans have all been waiting for…our new app is ready for you to try out!Our team has been working hard on this stunner of an app. Forget everything you thought yo…
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PlanetScale performs layoff and prioritizes profitability
PlanetScale is committed to providing a reliable and sustainable platform for our customers, not just in the short-term, but forever. For this reason, we are prioritizing profitability.
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Sell for half a billion and get nothing (2021)
Learn how liquidation preferences and drag-along rights can leave startup founders with zero payout—even in a half-billion dollar exit
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Brex Layoffs
Today, Brex Founder and co-CEO Pedro Franceschi sent the following note to Brex employees:
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